11:35am

JPennant: Went to da Bronx for much of yesterday. was interesting
laura: why do you say that?
laura: the bx is a 3rd world country
laura: country, in every sense of the word.
JPennant: is its own world, yes.
JPennant: I liked it
JPennant: specially by the grand concourse and Hunts Point
JPennant: Went with someone who wants to chronicle some of the mural and graffiti artists
laura: graffitti by real artists is pretty cool
JPennant: very much so. Awesome work.
JPennant: it should be a good site.
laura: but the bx is a damned mess and there is no real excuse for that type of crap in america
laura: the poverty and all the oppressed behavior that comes with it--
JPennant: it could be so much more.
laura: the graffitti would still be there, but it wouldnt be as distressing-- it could be arts for arts sake.
laura: have you noticed the "memorials?"
JPennant: went to several.
laura: notice how young the dead cats are?
laura: born in the mid 80's!
JPennant: yep
laura: i wonder what type of commission the artists get for that type of work
laura: there are a few really nice ones in my nabe
JPennant: saw some in Staten Island. Seems a lotta Bronx folk have moved to SI.
laura: but you know, i'd rather see the pretty ones commemorating the birth of a new kid then the death of an old kid
JPennant: true
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